Before launching FedEx, Smith served two tours in Vietnam, where he was twice wounded and earned the Silver Star for combat ...

Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said.

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority plans to explore naming the airport after Fred Smith, according to the board's ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith, whose express shipping company set the standard for absolutely, positively overnight delivery, has ...

Fred Smith died Saturday at age 80. Read Forbes’ 1977 profile of Smith, from bone cancer, to war, to the billionaires list.

FedEx founder Fred Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who revolutionized package delivery, dies at 80 (Associated Press) MEMPHIS, ...

In 1999, FedEx signed a 27-year deal worth $205 million for the naming rights to the Washington NFL franchise's stadium.

The FedEx Corporation has officially named the new Chairman of the Board following the passing of Fred Smith, the ...

Founder of the FedEx Corporation Fred Smith has died Saturday at 80. Smith was born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi before ...

Memphis is mourning the loss of FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died at age 80. Memphis leaders and officials praised Smith's ...

For all of FedEx founder Fred Smith's renown as a businessman, his impact on sports in Memphis is equally immeasurable. Smith ...

The FedEx Corp. board of directors has elected R. Brad Martin as chairman to replace founder and executive chairman Frederick ...